Enjoy this fun FREE workshop for all ages, and get ready to make your very own kōauau (flute) and a song to go with it. Using clay and natural materials to add texture and colour, this is a natural, eco-friendly and musical workshop.
Date: 6 July Time: 10:30 – 12:30 Venue: Te Manawa, 11 Kohuhu Lane, Westgate Ages: 5 yrs up Wheelchair accessible
FREE but registration required by emailing creativehendersonmassey@gmail.com or sending a facebook message.
Have your say on Auckland Council’s Emergency Budget
Until 19 June, Aucklanders are being offered the chance to provide feedback on the Auckland Council Emergency Budget 2020/2021. In Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland Council adopts its Emergency Budget for the current financial year. It has direct ramifications on how arts and culture will be presented, performed and experienced.
Cuts to the arts include;
Fewer and smaller events, including regional events and festivals such as Matariki Festival, Waitangi Ki Manukau, Movies in Parks, Music in Parks, Heritage Festival
Council facilities reducing opening hours
Scaled back programmes in community centres, arts facilities like galleries and libraries and scaled back regional arts and culture programmes
Fewer arts, culture and events grants due to a reduction in activity, including reduced contestable grants
Public art spending would be reduced by 70 per cent.
You can see all the info about potential cuts to ‘The Arts’ at this article by The Big Idea – Make a Stand for the arts
Even with the knowledge that there would have to be impacted in these tough times, it’s a bitter pill to swallow. HOWEVER, There is still a window of opportunity for those who live in the region to be heard.
Support the arts and make your opinions known before the 19th June.
Given the current situation with COVID-19, the National Commission for UNESCO would like to support creative thinking that will build social inclusion – albeit at a physical distance. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The National Commission is now inviting applications from people with ideas for projects that can connect us all in these times.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ About The National Commission:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Commision represents New Zealand to UNESCO, and takes the best of the UNESCO collective resources, networks, programmes and connections for application in a way that benefits New Zealand. Auckland City of Music is one of the commissions projects.⠀
Link to all the information and application pack can be found at
Papaya Stories’ Silent Disco City walk typically sees those involved hitting the streets for a fun + interactive outdoor experience. Things have all changed and amid the COVID-19 lockdown, the travelling silent disco is heading indoors.
Yana and the awesome team from Papaya Stories are helping us all make the most of this Lockdown time!
It’s time to introduce the Online Silent Disco HOME Edition – a FREE 20-25min virtual interactive music and dance session that will keep you moving & grooving at home via ZOOM. The event is designed to bring joy and endorphins to Kiwi homes.
The team from Papaya also have a calendar of other online events including dance classes, interactive shows and home parties to help you to get through the current lockdown with a smile on your face.
To see what’s going on, head to Papaya Stories web page and save their calendar! www.papayastories.com
Successful applicants will battle it out for some awesome prizes in front of our special guest judges and a live audience on Saturday 4th April 2020 at Te Manawa’s ‘We Are One’ Anniversary Day!
Are you a local performer, musician or creative artist? Do you have a creative project that you’d like to make happen in the Henderson-Massey Local Board area?*
We are looking for people, and organisations, to submit ideas for creative projects that could happen in and with local communities. These projects could involve craft, performance, visual arts, music, film, dance, kapa haka, spoken word, or digital arts – anything that has a creative angle to it – and could happen everywhere from the street to theatres, shopping centres or marae.
The main criteria for this programme are:
to meaningfully involve your community
to enable arts ans culture opportunities for a wide audience
projects are led by local people
projects promote existing and new arts activity in the area
each project has a strong creative idea behind it
The Creative Henderson-Massey Arts Broker, Renée Tanner, can support you to develop and deliver your creative project or idea, whether this be assisting with funding, or helping to find the right location or people for you to work with.
SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL
You can submit your proposal by emailing creativehendersonmassey@gmail.com. Please attach any relevant documents or images you may have to support your proposal. The more information you are able to provide us in the initial stages, the better.
Include the following information in your proposal:
Your idea and any useful links or images
Some information about you or your organisation
Who you would be working with in the community
Your contact details
Where you live or how you are connected to the Henderson-Massey area
What support you need for your project (venue, participants, marketing etc.)
If you are looking for funding support, please provide details around how much funding you need and what specifically you would use this for
If you would like to talk, or meet up and learn more before submitting a project, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Renée on: Mob. 021 1496707 Email: creativehendersonmassey@gmail.com . Please “share” this opportunity among your networks, and sign up to our Newsletter – we’ll then keep you in the loop of events and creative projects in the area. Kia ora!
Renée Tanner, Arts Broker – Creative Henderson-Massey Supported and funded by the Henderson-Massey Local Board
* Henderson-Massey Local board area has two metropolitan centres at Henderson and Westgate and includes the suburbs of West Harbour, Massey, Ranui, Glendene, Lincoln, Henderson South, Sunnyvale, Te Atatu Peninsula and Te Atatu South.
